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AbstractThis article analyzes the results of interviews conducted with 72 immigrants who have been living in Montreal for less than ten years. Interviews focused on participants' eating habits and dietary preferences. Despite significant differences in respondents' countries of origin, socioeconomic status, and demographic profiles, the interviews revealed distinct structural similarities throughout the sample population. On the whole, respondents remained invested in their pre-migratory dietary styles, attempting to maintain eating habits that reflected their former diets as much as possible. The understanding of a “real meal” was strongly linked to the perception of freshness, the preparation of food at home, and to the use of “traditional” ingredients and techniques. Nevertheless, the survey showed changes in terms of participants' consumption of meat and fruit, as well as temporal changes in diet among certain sub-groups of the sample. Overall, the consumption of fast foods, frozen foods, and prepared foods remained low. In addition, the survey clearly demonstrates that in the process of demarcating food habits, the identities of consumers and the identification of ingredients are fundamental to the understanding of cultural transformation and retention.

AbstractThis article is devoted to the relevance of the thesis dealing with the widening gap between the standards of living of poor and rich nations. Even if this thesis isn't a new one, however it is doing a strong come back nowadays with the debates entailed by the globalisation and the anti-globalisation. Leaning on very serious and recent statistic series, the author is establishing first that the notion of « global gap » – difficult to define – hasn't actually much meaning. In addition, hoping or wishing a « convergence » of the two groups of countries at short or medium time is rather part of a dream. Finally, going further than the probably too globalising vision of the question examined, he shows that the different national evolutions (especially the demographic and economic growths) in a lot of less developed countries lead to a doubtful position about the absolute validity of the « widening gap thesis » and lead to shade deeply the more frequently proposed conclusions, excessively pessimistic according to the author.

This article aims to provide an institutional analysis of convergence and divergence of corporate sustainability management practices observed in large companies in eleven OECD countries, with a particular focus on France. The analyzed data were extracted from the results of an international survey “International Corporate Sustainability Barometer (ICSB)” conducted in 2012. Results highlight the close link between the coercive isomorphism and adoption of a corporate sustainability strategy in the companies of the international sample. The French case reveals a specific type of coercive isomorphism.

Keywords: Management responsable, Isomorphisme, RSE, France, International, théorie institutionnelle, sustainability management, isomorphism, CSR, France, international, institutional theory, Gestión responsable, isomorfismo, RSC, Francia, Internacional, teoría institucional

Forecasting one or more possible futures for Brazil is today particularly difficult for two reasons: one specific reason is the particularly shifting international context, and the other is the political shock that the country has been experiencing since the election of a president wishing to break with the past in a particularly brutal and very often inconsistent manner. The economic policy proposed by the new government is increasingly poorly accepted, both by Congress and by the population. It sometimes presents itself in an inconsistent manner through untimely statements either by those close to the President (family, advisers) or by incompetent ministers in opposition to the Minister of the Economy or the Vice-President. It suffers from a rationality deficit (Habermas), i.e. an inability to implement a controversial economic programme leading to a liberal but lame policy. It is possible that the reforms as planned cannot be implemented and that conflicts of interest will lead to deeply watered-down reforms. Alarm bells’ are already ringing in the financial newspapers. Its growth rate is very low and every day that passes is a harbinger of a downward revision of growth. The rationality deficit is increasing, how far will it go? The impeachment of the vice-president supported by the military, the departure of the president supported by religious sects? The return of the leftists? The pandemic and its economic, social and political consequences accentuate the contradictions. As the newspaper Folha de Sao Paulo wrote on May 21, 2020: “Jair Bolsonaro se compraz em apostar no caos” and the Financial Times on May 25: “Jair Bolsonaro’s populism is leading Brazil to disaster”.

In February 2022, during the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, China became the centre of interest of the planet during the two weeks of this international sporting event. On that occasion, the Asian giant had the opportunity to demonstrate its soft power. Now an essential element in the expression of the power of great nations, it illustrates the states' ability to seduce through their model. As a concept defined by Joseph Nye in 1990, this article proposes to review the implementation of soft power in China and to evaluate its effectiveness through a case study of the various efforts deployed by Beijing in that direction.

Keywords: Chine, Nye, Tianxia, influence, Institut Confucius, diplomatie culturelle, hégémonie, China, soft power, Nye, Tianxia, influence, Confucius Institute, cultural diplomacy, hegemony

There can be no doubt that the intensification and expansion of Russian military operations on Ukrainian territory, with the assistance of Belarus, since February 24, 2022, constitute a flagrant violation of the United Nations Charter, Article 2 § 4 of which prohibits States from resorting to the threat or use of force in their international relations. It may seem particularly worrying to see the principles of international law disregarded in this way, especially when such fundamental principles as the prohibition on the use of force by States and its corollary, the prohibition on the acquisition of territory by force, are involved. While it is undeniable that international law has been flouted, it is not so obvious that this is a sign of its weakening or loss of authority.

Keywords: Russie, Ukraine, agression armée, légitime défense, menace, occupation, droit des peuples, Russia, Ukraine, armed attack, self-defence, threat, occupation, people's right

Without denying the importance of economies, the author underlines the necessity of analyzing the significance of Asia-Pacific as a political entity. The member States of the economics-oriented international organizations use the economic image of the region to gain political leverage at a regional or global level. This leads to an interrogation on the reality of « Asia-Pacific as a coherent political entity. The international relations in this area of the world also show an original pattern, insofar as the leadership of the « great powers » is questioned by « middle-sized » powers. The dialogue on collective security began recently and is a long way from achieving peace and stability in the region. It nevertheless shows the willingness of the Asia-Pacific States to overcome the difficulties of the post Cold War new world order